''Shahjehan'' is a 1946 Indian Hindi language film. The film was directed by

Abdul Rashid Kardar Abdur Rashid Kardar (1904–1989) was an Indian film actor, director and producer. He is credited with establishing the film industry in the Bhati Gate locality of Lahore, British India (now in Pakistan).Kamal Amrohi Syed Amir Haider Kamal Naqvi (17 January 1918 – 11 February 1993), popularly known as Kamal Amrohi, was an Indian film director and screenwriter. He was also an Urdu and Hindi poet. His Hindi films include '' Mahal'' (1949), '' Pakeezah'' ...

. It starred K. L. Saigal, Ragini, Kanwar, Nasreen and P. Jairaj. The music was composed by

Naushad Naushad Ali (25 December 1919 – 5 May 2006) was an Indian music director for Hindi films. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest and foremost music directors of the Hindi film industry. He is particularly known for popularising the ...

with

Majrooh Sultanpuri Asrar ul Hassan Khan (1 October 1919 − 24 May 2000), better known as Majrooh Sultanpuri, was an Indian Urdu poet and lyricist in India's Hindi language film industry. He wrote Hindustani lyrics for numerous Hindi film soundtracks. He was ...

and Khumar Barabankavi making his debut as a lyricist in this film. The story was a fictionalized account of an episode during the reign of Emperor Shahjehan. It was the second highest grossing Indian film of 1946.

Cast

* K. L. Saigal as Suhail * P. Jairaj as Shirazi *

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as Ruhi * Kanwar as

Shah Jahan Shihab-ud-Din Muhammad Khurram (5 January 1592 – 22 January 1666), better known by his regnal name Shah Jahan I (; ), was the fifth emperor of the Mughal Empire, reigning from January 1628 until July 1658. Under his emperorship, the Mugh ...

* Nasreen as Mumtaz * Mohammed Afzal Rizvi as Jwala Singh *

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as Janfiza * Rehman as Ghulam

Soundtrack

The music of the film was composed by

References

External links

* 1946 films 1940s Hindi-language films Films directed by A. R. Kardar Films scored by Naushad Indian black-and-white films Indian romantic drama films 1946 romantic drama films Cultural depictions of Shah Jahan Films set in the Mughal Empire {{1940s-Hindi-film-stub